Huntington, Indiana Economy Profile

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Huntington, Indiana Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Huntington, Indiana equals seven thousand, eight hundred and ninety-seven. Government workers comprise seven point zero five percent of workers in Huntington, Indiana. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up 3.84% of Huntington, Indiana labor force. There are 0 unpaid family workers in Huntington, Indiana.

four point six five percent of population are involved in construction, 35.12% are in manufacturing, and 3.6% are in wholesale trade. 3.15% of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Huntington, Indiana. 6.47% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Huntington, Indiana.

69.5% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Huntington, Indiana. Seventy-seven point zero nine percent of Huntington, Indiana workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. Three point three eight percent of Huntington, Indiana residents work at home. 0.07% use public transportation (including taxicab).

	Huntington, Indiana	%, Huntington, Indiana	United States
Population 16 years and over	13,434		217,168,077
In labor force	9,337	69.5%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	9,324	69.41%	63.39%
- - Employed	8,862	65.97%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	462	3.44%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	5.0		5.8
- Armed Forces	13	0.1%	0.53%
Not in labor force	4,097	30.5%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	7,129	53.07%	51.66%
In labor force	4,502	33.51%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	4,502	33.51%	29.65%
- - Employed	4,274	31.81%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	1,495	11.13%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	995		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	8,669		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	6,683	77.09%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	1,078	12.44%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	6	0.07%	4.73%
Walked	461	5.32%	2.93%
Other means	148	1.71%	1.19%
Worked at home	293	3.38%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	18.1	0.21%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	8,862		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	1,798	20.29%	33.65%
Service occupations	1,467	16.55%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	1,903	21.47%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	7	0.08%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	679	7.66%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	3,008	33.94%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	52	0.59%	1.87%
Construction	412	4.65%	6.78%
Manufacturing	3,112	35.12%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	319	3.6%	3.6%
Retail trade	996	11.24%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	311	3.51%	5.2%
Information	199	2.25%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	331	3.74%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	279	3.15%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	1,687	19.04%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	573	6.47%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	398	4.49%	4.87%
Public administration	193	2.18%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	7,897	89.11%	78.47%
Government workers	625	7.05%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	340	3.84%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	0		0.31%

	Huntington, Indiana	%, Huntington, Indiana	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	6,726		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	481	7.15%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	564	8.39%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,119	16.64%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,140	16.95%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,240	18.44%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,422	21.14%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	407	6.05%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	258	3.84%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	29	0.43%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	66	0.98%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	35,600		41,994
With earnings	5,471	40.73%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	45,555		56,604
With Social Security income	1,798	13.38%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,629		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	266	1.98%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,027		6,320
With public assistance income	128	0.95%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,158		3,032
With retirement income	1,014	7.55%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	18,086		17,376
Families	4,505		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	144	3.2%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	167	3.71%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	657	14.58%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	804	17.85%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	876	19.45%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,208	26.81%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	338	7.5%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	233	5.17%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	29	0.64%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	49	1.09%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	43,454		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	18,242		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	31,830		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	20,921		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	246		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	199	80.89%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	108	43.9%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	153		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	137	89.54%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	90	58.82%	42.27%
Individuals	1,346		33,899,812
18 years and over	925	68.72%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	166	12.33%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	406	30.16%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	269	19.99%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	569	42.27%	31.63%

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